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And does a politician who aired and condoned slimy ads on her own behalf forfeit any of her right to complain when she doesn’t like the ads run against her?

As you may have heard, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking local TV stations to yank an Americans United for Change 30-second spot, currently running on [...]

Reviews are mixed on Ember Reichgott Junge’s choice to put a 5:47 personal video up on YouTube. On one hand, the spot gives an intimate look at the candidate–her father’s death (he was a fine singer), her views on Minnesota, her belief that she’d never marry–in moments of honesty rarely seen on the campaign trail. [...]

It seems the only research Mark Kennedy’s campaign did on blogs before starting one had to do with learning the acronym MSM, which is hurled there with great frequency. But a look at the most recent post suggests that that alone does not a blog make–and it might actually harm his congressional campaign.